Archive for July 24th 2010

Residents and managers of purpose-built blocks of flats in Brighton and Hove are being urged to ensure their buildings meet basic fire standards.
In a drive by the city council and fire service, a letter has been sent to housing associations and mana...

A man has died while climbing at a rock face near Abergele in Conwy county.
North Wales Police were called to the incident at a wooded area at Llanddulas, at 1222 BST on Saturday when the man's body was discovered.
Chris Lloyd, of Ogwen Valley Mounta...

About 100 firefighters have tackled a large fire at a business park.
Dorset Fire and Rescue Service were called to a property in a unit at Hybris Business Park in Crossways, near Dorchester, Dorset, at about 0210 BST.
A 100-metre (328 ft) cordon is s...

Derbyshire Fire and Rescue Service has new water and flood rescue equipment.
It will be carried in a dedicated vehicle and there is also a six-person power boat designed for open water.
Kingsway fire station is the first in the county to have the equ...

A 21-year-old man has been charged after a flight from Luton airport was delayed for six hours by a chemical scare.
Dariusz Tkaczyk, from Slough, is due to appear before Bedford Magistrates' Court charged with behaviour likely to endanger an aircraft...

A man suffered serious burns after it is believed a petrol can caught fire.
Ambulance crews were called to Blayneys Lane, near a campsite, in Evesham, Worcestershire, on Friday afternoon.
"Crews arrived to find a man, believed to be in his 20s, who h...

About 40 firefighters tackled flames that engulfed a historic church in the centre of Ipswich on Saturday morning.
The fire broke out at St Mary at the Elms, a 13th Century church, in Elm Street just before 0830 BST.
The fire severely damaged the chu...